Whether you prefer a thin drizzle across your Pad Thai or drenching your French fries in a spicy firestorm, there's no denying Sriracha is well on its way to becoming King of the Condiments. In homage, we've gathered 12 need-to-know facts that we bet you didn't know about this peppery goodness.

1. You might love a copy cat.U.S. Asian-foods distributor Eastland Food Corporation asserted in a bonappetit.com interview that the Thai brand of the hot sauce called “Sriraja Panich” is the original Sriracha sauce created in Si Racha, Thailand, in the 1930s.
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